The webcam, which takes up to 30 frames a second, makes it possible to film the athletes while they are doing tests. The images, automatically synchronized with the numerical data and graphics, will be saved in the database and will always be available for analysis or comparison. Optojump supports up to two Webcams and the software supports only particular brands and models supplied by us (as the hardware and drivers must have particular features).

Possibility of analysing a walk and complex movements, for example, a shuttle test

Possibility of putting together a two-dimensional system

Rapid mounting thanks to the convenient connection stages

Video analysis with webcams (up to 2) synchronized with the events acquired and possibility of making comparisons between the different tests of one or more athletes without the need to export the data to other software supports, which anyway would not allow consultation of the image archive

Transport made easy thanks to the new bags

Doubled autonomous use

Native USB 2.0 interface

Software completely rewritten in .Net and with technologies of the latest generation

Users of the previous version can however take advantage of the new software features (including video analysis) by buying the "Kit Upgrade" that includes software also compatible with the old bars, a tripod and a webcam.

Version 1.3.20 (included) and later:

By default setup installs the first database (OptojumpNext.sdf) and configuration file (OptojumpNext.exe.config) in the folder "Documents" of the current user.
The video files (.asf/.avi) and the report images (.bmp) are located in the subdirectories video and image.

Depending of the language and type of Operating System (XP, Vista, Windows7) the folder could be named:Windows XP : C:\Documents and Settings\<YourUserName>\My Documents\Microgate\OptoJump Next
Vista/Win 7: C:\Users\<YourUserName>\Documents\Microgate\OptoJump Next

Versions BEFORE 1.3.20

By default setup installs the first database (OptojumpNext.sdf) and configuration file (OptojumpNext.exe.config) in this folder:

%appdata%\microgate\optojump next

If you paste this exact path in a Explorer address bar, you will taken in:

A "normal" desktop or notebook with Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2 or Windows 7 OS is usually enough to run Optojump Next software without problems. Please run Windows Update before the software setup.

Minumum and suggested requirements are:

MINIMUM

SUGGESTED

Operating System

Microsoft XP SP3

Vista/7 (32 o 64 bit)

CPU

Atom/Centrino

i5/ i7

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

Hard Disk

40 GB

160 GB

Graphic Board

Integrated

Dedicated
(512 Mb or higher)

Display Resolution

1024x600

1600x900
or higher

USB Ports

1

3
(OptoJump + 2 webcams)

You can even run the software on less powerful PCs (like netbooks) with some limitations: you don't see real-time video from webcam but you can save and see later the movie.

Optojump Next need Microsoft .NET Framework (automatically installed from our setup if not found on the pc)

The software is officially supported ONLY on Intel PC with native installations of Microsoft Windows (from Xp Sp3 to 8) and not in virtual environment.

Optojump Next software was developed on Windows Systems with the Microsoft .Net Framework. There is no native version for Apple OSX
It is possible to run Microsoft Windows in native mode (boot camp) or in virtualized environments (Vmware, Parallels, etc.) on modern Apple computers. Therefore, the answer is YES.

We have done some tests with OptoJump Next Software on a Apple Mac Book Pro (2011 machine with i7, 8Gb Ram, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8).
The software runs very smoothly and without problems with a virtual machine hosted inside VMware Fusion 3.1.4 (Windows 7 Pro 64bit 1 core, 1.5GB di RAM).
We tested only 1 webcam (Logitech C920) instead of two, due the lack of third Usb port.

However the software is officially supported ONLY on Intel PC with native installations of Microsoft Windows (from Xp Sp3 to 8) and not in virtual environment.